Toy.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

R. S. FETTBR.

T OY. N PILE 'RALPH S. FETTER, OF TRENTON, NEW JEREY.

TOY.

Specificaton of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed May 28, 1907. Serial No. 376,136.

To all whom it may concera:

Be it known that I, RALPH S. FETTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The Object of my invention is to produce a puzzle requiring the eXercise'of Skill in its manipulation to effect the result to beattained, thereby affording entertainment and amusement to the person Operating it.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the boX or case of the toy, and Fig. 2 is a diametrical sectional view of the ball used within the case, the same being shown on an enlarged scale.

The case A consists of a small box made of any suitable material and a glass top fastened securely to the tops of the Sides. The glass top, o, lies in a plane parallel to the plane of the bottom, Z), of the case. The internal dimensions of the case are preferably made substantially as follows. The glass top, a, and the bottom, l), each three inohes Square; height of sides, c, between the glass top, a, and bottom, b, three-fourths of an inch.

The inside of the bottom, l), presents a smooth plane, and in the middle of said bottom is formed the circular Opening, d, of a diameter of 7/32nds of an inch. This opening, d, may be eXtended entirely through the bottom of the case, A, or may be closed at its bottom. If closed at its bottom, the opening should be su'Hiciently dee to receive the Stud, g, hereinafter mentione and allow the hereinafter mentioned ball, c, to rest upon its edge.

VVithin the case, A, and retained therein by the glass top, a, is a metal ball, e, having a diameter of 3/8ths of an inch. In the ball,

c, is formed the circular Opening, f, 3/32nds of an inch in diameter, and 1/8th of an inch in depth. Into this Opening is driven the circular wooden Stud g, which stud is of a diameter suflicient to make it snugly lit within the opening,f, and be retained therein by frictional contact. This Stud is made 13/32nds of an inch long, and is driven into' the ball, e, until its lower end rests upon the bottom of the Opening, which permits a protrusion of the Stud from the ball to the extent of 9 32nds of an inch.

The Operation of the toy is as follows:- The obj ect of the operator being to effect the lodgment of the Stud, g, within the Opening, d, in the middle of the bottom of the caseso that the ball may rest upon the edge of said Opening with the Stud depending therein, the case is held in the hand with the glass side up, and is tilted variously so that the ball will roll about upon the bottom of the case until close to the Opening, d, with the stud pointing towards said Opening, when a skilful inclination of the case will roll the ball towards said Opening, the stud will pass into it, and the ball will settle and rest upon the circular edge thereof.

As will be understood, the case may be made of divers forms, Square or oblong, round or oval; and the dimensions of the pats may be varied from those above speciie I-Iaving thus described my invention, I claim:

In a toy, the combination of a case having a bottom with a plane face and a small Opening in said face, and a ball provided with a projecting Stud adapted to enter said Opening in the bottom of said case.

RALPH S. FETTER.

Witnesses:

ELWOOD W. MOORE, Jr., LINTON SATTERTHWAIT. 

